Which of the following statements is correct concerning adolescent pregnancies?

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For the child born to an adolescent mother there is a higher risk of low birth weight. Adolescent pregnancy has a myriad of negative outcomes for both mother and child. For the mother, these include a significant decline in her future prospects, especially educational and economic; single parenthood; reliance on government-sponsored assistance, and poverty.
The overall adolescent birth rate has dropped dramatically by approximately 47% in Canada over the past two decades. However, there are some geographic differences, with the Atlantic provinces showing an increase in birth rates during this period. In addition, Indigenous females are more than three times as likely to be mothers before the age of 20 than non-Indigenous women. Immigrant women (visible minority or not) in Canada have a lower likelihood of being adolescent mothers than native-born women not in a visible minority.

Which of the Following Statements Is Correct Concerning Adolescent Pregnancies